Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 9:22-28

22And it came to pass, when Joramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,that he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058?And he answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,What peaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,so long asעַד־'ad-H5704the whoredomsזְנוּנֵ֞יze.nu.NeiH2183of thy motherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517Jezebelאִיזֶ֧בֶל'i.Ze.velH348and her witchcraftsוּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָu.khe.sha.Fei.haH3785are somanyהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227?

23And Joramיְהוֹרָ֛םye.ho.RamH3088turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015his handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027,and fledוַיָּנֹ֑סvai.ya.NosH5127,and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274, There istreacheryמִרְמָ֥הmir.MahH4820,O Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָֽה׃'a.chaz.YahH274.

24And Jehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058drew a bowבַקֶּ֗שֶׁתva.Ke.shetH7198with his fullמִלֵּ֧אmi.Le'H4390strengthיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027,and smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221Jehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088between his armsזְרֹעָ֔יוze.ro.'AvH2220,and the arrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318at his heartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.li.BoH3820,and he sunk downוַיִּכְרַ֖עvai.yikh.Ra'H3766in his chariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

25Then saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jehuto Bidkarבִּדְקַר֙bid.KarH920his captainשָֽׁלִשׁ֔וֹshe.lo.shoH7991,Take upשָׂ֚אsa'H5375, andcastהַשְׁלִכֵ֔הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993him in the portionבְּחֶלְקַ֕תbe.chel.KatH2513of the fieldשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of Nabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֑יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158:for rememberזְכֹ֞רze.KhorH2142how that, when I and thou rodeרֹכְבִ֤יםro.khe.VimH7392togetherצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, Yhwhוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068laidנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375this burdenהַמַּשָּׂ֖אha.ma.Sa'H4853upon him;

26Surely I have seenרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200yesterdayאֶ֙מֶשׁ֙'e.meshH570the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of Nabothנָבוֹת֩na.VotH5022,and the bloodדְּמֵ֨יde.MeiH1818of his sonsבָנָ֜יוva.NavH1121,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002 Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and I will requiteוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥יve.shi.lam.TiH7999thee in this platבַּחֶלְקָ֥הba.chel.KahH2513,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002 Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Now therefore takeשָׂ֧אsa'H5375andcastהַשְׁלִכֵ֛הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993him into the platבַּחֶלְקָ֖הba.chel.KahH2513of ground,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27But when Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֤הva.'a.chaz.YahH274the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200this,he fledוַיָּ֕נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.And Jehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058followedוַיִּרְדֹּ֨ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרָ֜יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559,Smiteהַכֻּ֣הוּha.Ku.huH5221him also in the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818. And they did soat the going upבְּמַֽעֲלֵה־be.ma.'a.leh-H4608to Gurגוּר֙gurH1483, which isby Ibleamיִבְלְעָ֔םyiv.le.'AmH2991.And he fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127to Megiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023,and diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191there.

28And his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650carriedוַיַּרְכִּ֧בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392him in a chariot to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְָ֑מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389,and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in his sepulchreבִקְבֻרָת֛וֹvik.vu.ra.ToH6900with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

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